PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 17 new cases of Coronavirus on Tuesday, and one additional death.

The number of cases county-wide now totals 1,658 since March 14. This includes 1,569 confirmed cases and 89 probable cases.

Officials report that 304 patients have been or are presently hospitalized among all cases, with 10 additional hospitalizations since Monday’s report. Of the hospitalized patients, 121 of them have needed care in the ICU, and 67 of them have required treatment with a ventilator.

The death toll stands at 144, with 133 confirmed deaths and 11 that are probable. A probable death is when a person had not had a positive test for COVID-19.

According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, 408 residents and 113 staff members at 37 long-term care facilities in Allegheny County have tested positive for COVID-19. There have been 112 deaths at those facilities.

This is the COVID-19 Daily Update from the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) for May 19, 2020.
The data reflected in these updates include information reported to the department in the past 24 hours as well as data since March 14 when the first case was reported. pic.twitter.com/y7kzvzfN5Z

The department is deeply saddened by the toll #COVID19 is having on long-term care facilities in the county. According to @PAHealthDept , 408 residents and 113 staff members at 37 long-term care facilities in @Allegheny_Co have tested positive for COVID-19.